Bottle-label press



{-3. E. KALLENBACH. BOTTLE LABEL PRESS. APPLICATION -FILED MAY 19. 1921.

4 1,413,590. A Patented Apr. 25, 1922.

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" re a citizen of the United States, reside =U'NITED STATES? EDWARD E. KA'L NB H, or'NEvJ-Yonm 1s. m; assie voa To "THE :SEE-ANLEY MANU- sacimimvecoi /Hussy, or navron, OHIO,-.A-GORPORATION#OFOHIOQ BOTTLE-LABEL PRESS;

To all are it mag conceive Be. t known that L Ena ann E. BtALLElfiF ing in New -Yoi:l in the-countyo'ffllew Yorlr and State of llewft orlg have invented certain new and useful Emprovements in BottleeLabel Presses, of which the follow- V in is a specification.

My present. invent on relates to a machine and process for aliix ng labels to bottles or like, articles.

Oneob-ject istO provide-a machine for t aili xing by pressure thin flat l abelsofpaper,

paper and metal. or any other material to the surfacesof bottles or like. articles ,without kinkingor wrinkling or the labels .on the surfaces. so that the labels; will conform to. varying; configurations of containers.

' An, additional" object isHto-provide a ma? chine fol; afiising. combinedfmetal and paper labels of the charactersetforth and described inU. S; Patentsl,018,138; 961,550 n1. 1 8, I-

Another object is to provide a machine which maintainsthe label under compression on the bottle, or like article for sulficient time to allow the glue or adhesive substanceon the label. toset'before removal of thelabeled article from the device and Without interference, with concur-176m operations ofithedevice upon similar articles. 7

An additional object is to, prov de a ma-v chine in which the articles to'be labeled are moved away from. the operator and returned to the operator after the lapse'of a predeterinined period duringwhich time the lagagementaviththe receptacles thus giving belswhich have been applied toithe receptacles have been under compression'in enthe labels time to set and tobecome permanently-aiiixed to the. receptacle before removalfrom the machine by the operator. Itis my object to provide "a machinewhich will thus enable an operatorto be ailixing labels to. receptacles and inserting'the n in the machine where they Willbe kept under compression vvhile the others that have'been sov treated are moving on the machine back to the operator for removal from the machine. It is object to provide a continuous operation susceptiblecof; control by a single operator efi'ectinga great saving in time and labor.

Specification i- Patented-thaw 2 5'; 2192.23. ppl a le r 1921i sria1 ivb' i7i,oe7

It fil 76r object? of the invention to provide agmachine which will adapt itsell yieldingly to the vary'ing' configurations ofu I varyingcontainersand labels It" is my ob.- ject to provides. machine which Willnot injure either the, containers or the delicate surfaces or the labels themselves. Itivill be understood that these labels have deli-1 cate and expensive colors andgl'acquers Which will be readily injured. by improper hen: dllng. during the period of-applic ationxof the label to the receptacle. The containers themselves are of'delic'ate character and 'it is myobject to provide: a machine Which; 9

will accommodate itselfjto the irregularities of such labelsand.receptacles'W thout inuring them.

a l Another'object is to provide adeviceqof' the character statedfwhich is simple in con-f ur'e'l .is'a top or plan View; partly broken away. I

Figure 2, I is a horizontal detailflsectional View.

Figure 3, isv a detail view on the line 3,3

ot Fig; 2 lookingin' the direction of the arrow,

Similarre'ference letters or numerals denote similar parts throughout the several vievvs.

or elements the base or rest A, the turn;

table 13 providedwith the lower clamp mem-,

bers andthe pressure arms C provided with the upper cl'anrp members.

The base A, turntable B understood, 1 the" base A may be provided With legs or other suitable means for'restinguponfthe floor of a building.

Thebase A PIB'fG'IRb'lYJS clrcular, and in invention comprises I in its i P v 'andoarms C may 7 ,be of Wood or suitable metal.

diameter is'less than the diameter of the turntable B, theintention'being that the edge of the turntable should'extend beyond or overhang the base A to permit ready operation ofthe device. r

v The base has on its upper side the a 1 annular extension 1 {having 'in'it the an nular groove 11 which forms the lower porwhich is fixedly attached to the turntable in tion or a roller bearing track. The base A. has an upwardly extending lug 12, the'base A and lug 12 being apertured for receiving therein the shaft 13 a central aperturetherein asby the key 14,

theshattlii being revoluble inthe aperftures oi the lug 12 and base Aand the turntable turning with the "shaft. The turntable B has on its under side 2 the. annular extension 15 which conforms to i the shape of the extension of the base A,

and has in it theannular groove 16 which, when the base and turntable B arein operative relation, overlies the groove 11 and forms the upper portion of the roller bearcu'mferential step or ledge l8,which is rut longitudinally therein.

ing: track before mentioned for the roller balls 1.7, located between the base A. and turntable B. p i

The turntable B is provided with a cir away at intervals to "form the. lower clamp members 19, spaced apart radially of the periphery of the turntable and each contoured toreceive conformably the rounding portion of a bottle or like article 20 placed The turntable B, adjacent to each lower clamp member 19, has an aperture 21 therethrough, which aperture is reduced at its lower .end asat 22. j The pressure arms C are arranged radially on the upper surface of the turntable B, so that the upper clamp member of each arm will cooperate with a lower clamp member of the turntable. v r 4 Each pressure arm C is a relatively thlck strip of wood or metal, preferably of the shape shown in the drawings, wider at its outer end than at its inner end, and loosely attached at its inner end to the turntable B as by the screw 23 passing through the aperture 2% in the arm C theintention be- 111g to permit raising or l1l tlng:O'l the arm C to a position at an angle or incline to the upper surface of the turntable B, as

shown in Figzi2. Each arm C, has an aperture 25 therethrough which forms a continuation of the aperture 21 of the turntable B adjacent to a lower clamp member 19 when the arm and lower clamp member are in pressing relation.

Each pressure arm C. at its outer end in the under side thereof may be inwardly contoured, the contour being arranged for conforming with the rounding portion of a bottle or article. A pad of rubber or other sultableresilient material may be secured to the underside of the arm, the pad.

forming an upper clamp member 26 for cooperating with' the adjacentunder clamp member 19. v It will be apparent that the rubber pad may be also located uponthe base B, as well as upon the arm O Or pads maybe located on both the arm and the base and I comprehend such an application within the scope of my invention.

A pin 27 is provided for each pressure arm C, the pin 2'? having an enlarged portion 28 which is received in the respective apertures 25 and 21 or the pressure arm f and turntable. 28 also has a reduced portion 29 which is received inthe aperture 22 V of the turntable; it passes through the turn-,

table and is fixedly retained in ositionr a nut 30, which engages theun erside of the turntable. By the engagement oit'ithe shoulder '31 of the pin 'withthefbottom'ot the. aperture 21 ofthe turntable the 'pin27' provides a guide for the pressure arm C'in the raising or lifting movement. 7 An apertured plate or strip 32 is secured to each arm C across or over the aperture 25 of the arm C, the pin 27 extending through this apertured plate or strip.

bottom of the adjacent aperture 21 of'the turntable "B and pressing against the adjacent plate or strip 32 of an arm C.

An eccentric or cam member 34 ispivotallv attached is the extending end of each 1 pin 27 which eccentric or camrmember engages j A helix spring is arranged around each I pin 27, the spr ng 33 being seated onthem the upper surface of the adjacent'fplate or strip 32, the eccentric or cam .member .34

being providedwith operatingjarm35, andprovided with a stop 36 for maintaining the eccentric or cam member in vertical position when not operated for camm-ing;

The method of operation is. as follows: i

The operator either stands or sits at some convenient point adjacent to the circumference of the turntable, as at D,'Fig'. 1, which may be termed the point for insertion and for removal. The cltnfnp members all being in non-clampingor open relation as shown at the left in Fig. 2,*th'e bottle or like article having the metallic label,

temporarily attached thereto by theglue or A adhesive substance which hasnot 'yet set, is

inserted b'etween'the open clamp members The device is temporarily thereon is clamped therein.

This operation is repeated until all the clamp members are providedwith bottles or the like, by which time the first mentioned bottle V has made thecircuitfof the turntable and the point for removal, the glue or adhesive substance on the label thereof'having set has arrived in front of the operator, or at V should be understood thatrthere may be during the circuit and the label being securely attached to the bottle. This bottle is then manually released and removed from the clamp members and a bottle or like article to be labeled is substituted thereforin the clamp member, the described operation being repeated until the desired nuni ber of bottles or like articleshave been labeled.

Having thus described my invention it modifications thereof and variations therein without departing from the spirit of the invention or exceeding the scope of the appended claims. V is l/Vhen I have referred to receptacles or bottles or the like,I do not desire to confine, myself to such receptacles but comprehend Within my invention of my machine theapplication of labels to any type of surfaceswhether they be a portion of the-container or otherwise. This press enables me to apply labels to flat surfaces as Well as to other types of surfaces and to applyl thelabels to leather, Wood, steel or othermaterials, as Well as metal or glass containers.

1. In abottle press, the combination y'vith a rotatable base having Ydepressions to receive a bottle or other article, or a series of barsloosely eonnected'with saidbase, one over-each depression, each bar having a cushion adapted to impingethe bottle or)v other article, a stem secured to the base and passing through-"each bar, a cam lever pivoted to each I press the bar and press the cushion against the label. being applied to the bottleor other article.

2. In a bottle pressthe combination with p a central shaft,a 'base'in the nature of a a series of bars loosely connectedwith the base, one over each depression, each'bar havinga cush1on,.a stem secured to the base and adapted to elevate each bar, and a cam pivoted to each'stem and having a lever by EDWARD E. KALLENBACH.

stem: and 'adaptedl to de-.

'table rotatably mounted by means of said shaft and having peripheraldepressions,-of a extending through each bar, a spring s i I which to'operate the cam to depress the bar. 

